Phegley, Tekotte promoted to Sox, Gimenez off roster

July 05, 2013|By Mark Gonzales | Tribune reporter

The Chicago White Sox promoted Triple-A Charlotte All-Star catcher Josh Phegley on Friday in a series of transactions.

The promotion of Phegley, 24, who was batting .316 with 15 home runs and 41 RBIs in 61 games with the Knights, puts starter Tyler Flowers on notice. Backup catcher Hector Gimenez was designated for assignment. Gimenez batted .191 in 68 at-bats, and the Sox have 10 days to trade, waive or outright him.

Flowers, who took over for popular A.J. Pierzynski before the start of the season, is batting only .208 but has been charged with seven passed balls.

Also, the Sox promoted outfielder Blake Tekotte from Charlotte, one day after optioning outfielder Jordan Danks to the Knights.

''It's nothing (Danks) has done,'' manager Robin Ventura said after Thursday's game. "We’ve got to go give him at-bats. It’s not easy sitting around and expecting to do well with one hit every two weeks. That’s the tough part of the game."